What color is #BF9917?

#BF9917 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Rapeseed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BF9917?

The RGB value is 191, 153, 23: 191 red, 153 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BF9917?

The complementary color is #173DBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF9917?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BF9917 color

#BF9917 rgb(191, 153, 23)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BF9917 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 60% green and 9% blue (191, 153, 23).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 79% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 88% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Rapeseed (#C19A13), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#BF9917 color codes

HEX	`#BF9917`
RGB	`rgb(191, 153, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 60%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 79%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 88%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 88%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.9, 2.83, 65.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.9, 65.09, 87.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.034, 33.923, 5.618)`
Decimal	`12556567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BF9917, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BF9917	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BF9917 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BF9917 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf9917; }
.text { color: #bf9917; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf9917; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 153 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf9917, #91bf17); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #BF9917?: #BF9917 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Rapeseed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BF9917?: The RGB value is 191, 153, 23: 191 red, 153 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BF9917?: The complementary color is #173DBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF9917?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.